Rockwell Land Corporation has joined Pag-IBIG Fund’s growing network of leading developer partners, bringing a wider range of residential choices, from affordable housing to premium residences, within reach of Filipino workers and their families through affordable home financing.

Missed the primary offer for the Bureau of the Treasury's 32nd tranche of Retail Treasury Bonds (RTB 32)? You can still buy it in the secondary market through GBonds on GCash. The 2.5-year bond carries a 6.875 percent per annum gross yield, pays interest quarterly, and starts at PHP5,000. Standard fees apply.

Moving AI from pilot to production starts with a physical question: where should each workload run? Vertiv's new Designing Infrastructure for Enterprise AI Guide, developed with STL Partners, offers a four-step, workload-based framework covering six AI archetypes and four infrastructure models, from Edge AI Cluster to High-Density AI Cluster. It also looks at power, cooling and connectivity readiness.

Anker SOLIX, the clean energy and portable power brand of Anker Innovations, has entered the Philippines with three products: the SOLIX XE Hybrid whole-home energy solution, the SolarBank 4, and the portable S2000. The brand is targeting an approximate 3-year payback period for a typical residential solar storage installation. The launch is a partnership between NAVCO, a distributor and retailer of global consumer electronics brands, and GoPrime, the solar energy solutions company behind GoSolar.

Full throttle to the finish line: the 2026 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippine Cup heads to its season finale at Clark International Speedway in Mabalacat, Pampanga on October 22 to 24, with double points on the line and free admission for the public. Fans can also expect RC tracks and simulator rigs, plus details on a 2027 season addition.

Honda Cars Philippines just refreshed its sporty lineup. The New City and City Hatchback get new 16-inch alloy wheels, redesigned taillights, and a larger 10-inch Display Audio on select variants, while the New Civic RS e:HEV now has S+ Shift with rev-matched downshifts and active sound control.

Heading to Quezon City from North or Central Luzon? The NLEX-C5 Northlink's 2-kilometer Mindanao Avenue to Quirino Highway section is now 96 percent complete. The new elevated, all-weather expressway will run 24/7 for all vehicle classes and give motorists a direct alternative to Mindanao Avenue, with onward links to the NLEX Connector and northbound NLEX.

Got a vivo phone? OriginOS 7 is heading to 19 models in the Philippines, with the first batch landing in October 2026 and the rest rolling out through February 2027. The update brings AI-assisted audio transcription, multitasking tools, and cross-device file sharing to selected X and V Series phones. Here's when yours is due.

Being everywhere in AI answers is not the same as being first. A new PRecious Communications study of tested Philippine AI answers found Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) had the broadest reach, including 96% in business banking, while BDO Unibank was named first most often across all four question groups. First mention reflects answer order, not endorsement.

Held during National Shelter Month, the National Housing Expo brings together DHSUD, Pag-IBIG Fund, key shelter agencies, and private developers to help Filipino families find affordable homes, including those near their workplaces.

Risk assessments that used to take days now take minutes at PLDT. The company's in-house agentic AI tool, ERICA (Enterprise Risk Intelligence Companion Agent), has won the 2026 ASEAN Enterprise Innovation Award for the Philippines in the Data and AI category. Built with UiPath, it still requires a risk professional review and sign off on every assessment.

VinFast is putting real money behind its e-motorcycle push. The company is offering dealer partners in the Philippines and Indonesia up to USD60,000 for each new showroom opened, with deadlines of October 31 and December 31, 2026. Its battery-swapping lineup, including the Evo, Feliz II and Viper, is set to anchor the new stores.

Two Philippine inventions just made history at the James Dyson Award 2026. BiDaKidney, a low-cost home dialysis machine, and Sentinel, a concrete block that senses structural damage, both reached the Global Top 20, the first time two Philippine entries have done so. Winners, chosen by Sir James Dyson, will be announced on November 4.

UMak is making its mark abroad. At the 2026 WURI Global Conference in Germany, University of Makati (UMak) President Elyxzur Ramos was reelected chairman of the World University Network of Innovators (WUNI) for Presidents. At the same time, Center for Quality Management and Development Director Henry Magat earned three international distinctions, including a second term as chairman of WUNI for Experts.

That email from Microsoft might not be what it seems. Kaspersky says it blocked more than 31,000 scam emails from August 1 to September 18 that abused Microsoft's authentication system, sending real Microsoft links that redirect users to fraudulent sites or malware. Because the messages come through official services, Kaspersky warns, traditional phishing red flags don't apply.